Demographic influences on baseline and derived scores from the trail making test in healthy older Australian adults

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-54

  Hester, Robert L ^a,b   Kinsella, Glynda J ^a,c   Ong, Ben ^a   McGregor, Jodie ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; TRAIL MAKING TEST; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 16244364024     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040490524137     Document Type: Article

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